The Senate Armed Providers Committee will maintain its affirmation listening to this week for President Donald Trump’s decide for the highest uniformed navy publish, at a time when management on the Division of Protection is underneath intense scrutiny.
Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine has been nominated to switch Gen. CQ Brown as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Employees. Brown was fired by Trump final month with out a clear cause.
Caine will want a number of waivers to step into the management function, since he’s presently not within the service and doesn’t meet statutory {qualifications} to step into the publish. Nonetheless, he’s anticipated to be confirmed, since Senate Republicans management the chamber and have proven little opposition so far to any of Trump’s nominees.
Caine served within the Air Nationwide Guard and served as deputy commander of a particular operations process power preventing the Islamic State terrorist group in 2018.
The listening to comes as administration officers proceed to refute requires the resignation of Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth over his sharing of delicate operations plans in a non-government group chat forward of airstrikes in Yemen earlier this month. The committee is presently investigating that controversy.
Tuesday, April 1
Senate Armed Providers — 9:30 a.m. — G-50 Dirksen
Nominations
The committee will think about the nomination of Dan Caine to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
Home Armed Providers — 10 a.m. — 2118 Rayburn
North/South America Posture
Gen. Gregory Guillot, head of U.S. Northern Command, and Adm. Alvin Holsey, head of U.S. Southern Command, will testify on present challenges and the fiscal 2026 funds request.
Home Veterans’ Affairs — 10:15 a.m. — 360 Cannon
Biomedical Innovation
Division officers will testify on VA healthcare modernization efforts involving biomedical improvements.
Senate Veterans’ Affairs — 10:30 a.m. — 418 Russell
Nominations
The committee will think about a number of pending nominations, together with Sam Brown to be Underneath Secretary for Memorial Affairs.
Senate Overseas Relations — 10:30 a.m. — 419 Dirksen
Nominations
The committee will think about a number of pending nominations.
Home Overseas Affairs — 2 p.m. — 2172 Rayburn
Iranian Malign Actions
Exterior consultants will testify on Iranian efforts to advertise terrorism and division within the Center East.
Wednesday, April 2
Home Oversight — 10 a.m. — 2247 Rayburn
Cyber Assaults
Officers will testify on methods to safe America’s telecommunication networks from state-sponsored cyber assaults.
Senate Overseas Relations — 10 a.m. — Capitol S-116
Nominations
The committee will think about a number of pending nominations.
Home Veterans’ Affairs — 2 p.m. — 360 Cannon
VA Psychological Well being Insurance policies
Division officers will testify on present division psychological well being insurance policies.
Home Armed Providers — 3:30 p.m. — 2118 Rayburn
Small-Unmanned Plane Techniques
Officers from the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Plane Techniques Workplace will testify on efforts to counter potential threats.
Thursday, April 3
Senate Armed Providers — 9:30 a.m. — G-50 Dirksen
European/Africa Command
Senior officers from U.S. European Command and Africa Command will testify on present challenges and the fiscal 2026 funds request.
Leo covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White Home for Navy Instances. He has coated Washington, D.C. since 2004, specializing in navy personnel and veterans insurance policies. His work has earned quite a few honors, together with a 2009 Polk award, a 2010 Nationwide Headliner Award, the IAVA Management in Journalism award and the VFW Information Media award.
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